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Re:Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair ... by mulmen on Monday July 12, 2021 @09:46PM (#27816944)
The Gen 1 Tesla Roadster was a license built Lotus Elise. The Lotus Elise had a Toyota motor, the Tesla was all electric, what other Toyota parts are you talking about? Did they also use Toyota accessories?
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Re:Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair ... by sporf on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @11:00AM (#27821818)
The roadster was a “glider” (body minus powertrain) built on contract by Lotus, but it was not based on the Elise: it shared only a handful of parts with the Elise.

https://www.tesla.com/blog/mythbusters-part-2-tesla-roadster...

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Re:Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair ... by mulmen on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:41PM (#27825331)
This is interesting. I had forgotten all the changes they made. It makes perfect sense, especially for the parts that can't be seen.

I have a hard time saying it isn't "based on" the Elise because they look so similar but it's definitely more different than I suggested in my previous comment.

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